Author's Note: This story contains references to incest. There is no actual incest described here, but there is some role play. There are also instances of rough sex play. I just wanted to warn everyone. Thanks for reading and please let me know what you think.
-nosebone
After I got back to my office, I sat there for at least 30 minutes thinking about what happened. Finally, I felt my phone vibrate in the pocket of my slacks. I reached inside them to pull it out. There was a text message from Callie.
'Rob. Sorry about everything. You were right, this was all a big mistake. I won't be in your life anymore. Take care of yourself.'
I stared at my phone for a while, not knowing if I should respond or not. Eventually, I decided that I had to.
'I'm sorry too, Callie. I can't say that enough,' I typed back.
'Yeah,' she responded.
'Can we talk for a bit,' I asked.
'No. I don't think we should. You've told me what you needed to.'
'Callie. Please,' I typed.
'No. I'm sorry. I'm typing my resignation letter now. I won't be a bother to you anymore.'
Jesus, I thought to myself. She was going to quit her job just to avoid seeing me.
I touched the screen to dial her number. The phone rang several times before she finally answered.
"Yes," she said, still crying.
"Callie, Listen. Just slow down a bit, sweetie. You can't quit your job over this," I said.
"I need to, Rob. I need to change everything. I need to move on."
"Honey, wait. Don't do anything too hasty. Please," I begged her.
"Why? What do you care? It's my life," she said pitifully.
"Sweetie, please. Can you come over to my office? We really need to talk."
"Are you sure that's a good idea," she asked. Only after we'd fucked like animals on the 9
th
floor was she worried about appearances, I thought.
"Yes, everyone is at lunch. Come to the side door," I said.
A few minutes later, I heard a light knock. I opened the door and let her in. She'd been crying a lot, her eyes looked like burned out shells of themselves and her makeup was a mess. She sat down on the couch and I moved a chair to sit across from her.
"Callie, there is no need for you to resign from your job. I understand you have a lot going on in your head, but seriously, that's a pretty extreme response," I said, trying to reason with her.
"I don't want to be here anymore. I don't want to see you again," she said flatly.
"I can understand that, but don't you think maybe you should look for something else first," I asked.
She just stared at me as I talked. I could see that her mind was made up, and I wasn't going to change it. Finally, she spoke.
"Rob, just forget about it. It will just be another mess in my life," she said.
"Honey, you can fix these things. People go through things like this all the time. You'll make it."
"That's easy to say isn't it," she asked. Her facial expression cut me like a knife.
"Yeah, I guess it is," I replied.
"I'm on my own, Rob. I thought you really cared about me, but you fucked me and threw me aside like a piece of trash. You can go back to your wife like nothing ever happened," she said.
"Callie, no, that's not the case, it's just I shouldn't have done that-," I said, before she cut me off.
"Whatever, I'll move on with my life. I just want things to be right some time. Every time it feels right for me, it's wrong," she said angrily.
"What do you mean, honey?"
"Rob, I mean love. I mean sex. Every time I feel like it's really good, it's like this. Everything falls apart."
"You mean with your husband," I asked.
"No, not with him, goddamn it. It never really felt right with him. That was a lie from the day I married him," she said. She stared at the floor, visibly shaken and angry.
"What are you talking about then, honey," I asked.
"I can't tell you."
"Callie, I just cheated on my wife with you. You can tell me," I said. I tried to remain calm, but I was losing patience with her.
"I'm not sure, Rob," she replied.
"Tell me what you're talking about, Callie," I demanded. I saw the fear in her eyes from my tone.
"Okay, fine," she said. There was still anger in her voice I noted, but it was diminished. "Rob, there was another older guy I knew, before you," she said.
"Yes. Go on," I said.
"He made love to me many times, it was amazing, but we couldn't be together, either," she said.
"Why not?"
"Because, we just couldn't. And then he was just gone." The look on her face was pitiful. Tears were streaming down her cheeks again.
"Callie. Honey, please tell me. Was he married, too," I asked.
"No. Nothing like that," she replied.
"What was it then?"
"Rob, I should go. I'm sorry for everything," she said as she rose to her feet. I stood as well.
"Callie, goddamn it. Who was he," I asked, completely losing my temper with her.
"I can't Rob. I'm sorry," she said. I thought back to the things she'd told me. The realization came all at once. I'm sure she could see the shock on my face.
"Callie...," I said.
"Yes. My dad," she replied, sadly.
"Honey...," I tried to speak.
"Rob, don't judge me," she replied, avoiding my gaze.
"When did this happen," I asked.
"The summer after I graduated from high school, right up until he died," she said.
It all became clearer to me. I just watched her as she stared at the floor.
"Honey. I can't believe that he did that. He was your father," I said.
"Rob. I know you think it's fucked up, but it was fine with both of us at the time, I promise. I initiated it, not him. It was the most amazing experience. You have no idea what that time in my life was like. Everything was just so difficult for me, and then he came back into my life. We'd never had much of a relationship because my Mom was a manipulative cunt. I think I thought that since we hadn't really lived like father/daughter it was okay. He was reluctant but eventually he gave into me. Much like you," she explained.
I could only nod at her. I felt sick to my stomach. I'd taken advantage of a vulnerable young woman that had more problems than I knew how to respond to.
"You're the only person in the world that knows that. I can't imagine what you're thinking now," she said.
"Callie. I'm sorry sweetie, but that's a lot to swallow," I admitted.
"Rob, I know it is," she said.
"How many times?"
"I don't know. A lot," she gestured flippantly. "We made love the day he died. He'd just left my apartment when he was killed on his motorcycle."
I shook my head in disbelief.
"Please, Rob. Don't try to understand it. I don't regret it. I would do it all over again. I'm not a victim. I wasn't forced or taken advantage of. He made me feel so loved and happy. You've reminded me so much of him. I guess that's why...," she said, her voice trailing off. She looked up at me, and our eyes met.
"Honey, you need help," I said.